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Title: Lost Man's River by Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-679-73564-X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.92 (13 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: a let down after Killing Mr. Watson
Comment: Perhaps I loved Killing Mr. Watson TOO much. I was thrilled to see a sequel, but found the characters in this novel pale in comparison to the outlaw watson. These folks which we met superficiously in the 1st novel, well, maybe I got to know them too well in this one! Or maybe Mr. Matthiessen has a different point to make about these outlaws and outcasts. Hmmm, can't say it'll stop me from anxiously awaiting the third book in this trilogy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Explaining the mystery
Comment: In agreement with many of the other reviewers of this novel I agree the amount of characters and their lineages can be trying. However, when I manged to get even a slight idea of who was who things became much easier. I thought the novel filled in the gaps and questions left my "Killing Mr. Watson" with great clarity. Because of this I believe that the novel could not be fully appreciated without having previously read the first book of the trilogy. "Lost Man's River" made me formulate my own conclusions as to what actually happened and not until the very end did I find out what I had right and what I had wrong
Rating: 1
Summary: Waste of Time
Comment: This was the first of Mr. Matthiessen's works that I've read, and based on "Lost Man's River" it will be the last. A tale that might have been told in 100 pages -- if at all -- is dragged out far too long. The timelines are confusing, and verifiably inconsistent; the characters are unappealing to the last and completely predictable; and the story itself goes nowhere. You're told all you need to know on page 1 and the rest is overblown description and repetition. Obviously, I regret taking the time to read this book and can only recommend that other readers try something -- anything -- else.
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Title: Far Tortuga : A Novel by Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0394756673 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 January, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Totch: A Life in the Everglades by Loren G. "Totch" Brown, Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0813012287 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.05 |
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Title: Indian Country by Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0140130233 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Paddler's Guide to Everglades National Park by Johnny Molloy ISBN: 0813017874 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Crackers in the Glade: Life and Times in the Old Evergaldes by Rob Storter, Betty S. Briggs, Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0820320668 Publisher: University of Georgia Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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